Opponent Offensive Rebounds Per Game

Found this little interesting tidbit since every game we, as fans complain about letting the other team grab the boards at our end.

So it turns out, we're at 4th place...from the bottom up. The other teams are Golden State, Phoenix and the Lakers. And they have more possessions per game than we do. Which means we are pretty much giving up a larger percent of boards to the opposing team.

We're also in the lower echelon of defensive rebounds per game.

So, while Camby is grabbing the boards like a madman, the other teammates need to step up. Rebound is one of the most important hustle stats - you control the rebounds, you control the game. The guys need to understand that.

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This is a very important point of course

This page is sortable by team DRB% under Miscellaneous Statistics and the Clippers are the 4th worst. Which is too bad because they are very good (but not great) in opponent eFG%.

So the Clippers are doing a good job getting stops, but then aren’t coming up with the rebound.

Its really their glaring weakness, along with committing turnovers themselves.

Coaches don't matter. - Bill Simmons, The Book of Basketball

by John R on Dec 4, 2009 9:32 AM PST reply actions

Think Camby is only rebounding like a "mad man"

because other guys are just not going after them. If Camby is in the paint, they’re letting him go up for it while they watch. The whole team needs to be in the air for those boards.

by dulciusEXasperis on Dec 4, 2009 10:48 AM PST reply actions

That's true

I’m not sure whether it might be the other way around. I remember a quote last year that Camby wants those boards so fiercely he even scares his own teammates (I think it was DJ’s blog last year). So it can be “Camby’s gonna get the board anyway, why should I bother much.”

I haven’t gotten to see games live except for weekends, so I don’t know – but it’s this team’s glaring weakness.

by penguin35 on Dec 5, 2009 5:10 AM PST up reply actions

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